Guardians(36)
As I near the cave, I find Jay and Isabelle on guard duty. I think the two of them would make a great couple. Finally, Jay meets a girl who calls him on his issues. Jay’s such a sweet guy and Isabelle is awesome. More importantly, Jay needs someone who won’t be putty in his hands, like I am when he calls me “baby girl.”
“I never got the chance to say thank you for…ya know,” I hear Isabelle confess.
“Thank me for what?” Jay asks.
“For saving me from the Fire Swan. That was…maybe you’re not too bad.”
“Wow, you suck at apologies.”
“You’re not making it easy.”
“Why should I? You’ve been judging me since we met.”
“You saw my glasses and thought I was a prude.”
“Um…you are.”
“No, I’m not.”
“What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?”
“You mean beside this?”
“This doesn’t count.”
“I broke my ex-boyfriend out of Bliss.”
“You dated an ex-con!”
“Yeah.”
“And you broke him out?”
“Yes.”
“Hell, nah. I’m gonna need more.”
“All Angels weren’t good guys. I didn’t know that at the time.”
“What happened?”
“He injured a human. He swears it was by mistake. Anyway, the Council felt he would be better off going to Bliss for a few months. I read up on Bliss and found passageways in from the floor plans and I helped him escape. The Council found out, sent the guy back to Bliss, and they Grounded me to Earth for six months.”
“You were lucky. It could have been much worse. What happened to the guy?”
“He got out a few months later and dumped me. Said he wanted someone more…Angel-like.”
“What the hell does that mean?”
“He went after some Para chick. She had an amazing inner glow, never read a book in her life, and had a free love policy.”
“Oh.”
“I don’t get it. You guys are Angels; how come all of you are jerks?” she asks sincerely.
“As Angels, we are capable of an extraordinary amount of love and charity. But we don’t always reach our potential.”
“Tell me about it.”
“Did you love him?”
“I was starting to.”
“Look, I came at you wrong back at the diner. I should have been more…ya know.”
“It’s okay. I still would have turned you down.” She smiles playfully. He smiles back at her.
“Can you take this stone thing off my wrist please, it’s turning green,” he complains.
“Ha,ha, funny.”
“No, I mean it. All the stone are green now,” Jay says, holding out his hand.
“That can’t be,” she exclaims, as she studies it.
“Why? What does that—”
She leaps up from the massive stone she was sitting on and kisses Jay. At first he pulls his hand away as if to say “I’m not doing anything but kissing back.” Soon though, his hands are through her hair and down her lower back.
Like Jay, I’m shocked. I cover my mouth with my hand to hide my goofy smiles. She just stood up and kissed him. It reminds me of when Marcus and I were in the car and I kissed him. It caused a lot of drama. I mean a lot. But honestly, I would do it again a thousand times just to feel his lips on mine.
Okay, Emmy. Let’s put that thought in the “things to never say in front of Ameana” box and close it up.
“What just happened?” Jay asks, baffled.
“I lied before. The Truth Stone picks up two emotions. Desire and Regret. In order for all the Truth Stones to turn to green, it means you regretted every desire you had since you put it on.”
“You lied to me?”
“Yeah, I just never thought it would turn green.”
“It’s cool. Just keep doing what you did before.”
“You mean this,” she reaches over and kisses him again. Her hair is now illuminated. I love when Angels get a hicky. It still trips me out that it reflects in their hair. She pulls away. He comes in for yet another kiss.
“Hey, you don’t have a thing for Paras do you?” Isabelle asked.
“No, but I got a soft spot for law breakers.” Her laughter fills the air. I clear my throat before they can start kissing again.
“Oh, hey, Emmy,” Jay says awkwardly.
“Hi,” I say, sounding very much like a bratty little sister who caught her brother making out with his girl.
“Um…I’m, we were just, um…”
“Hey, is it me, or is it really bright out here? Some of us are absolutely glowing,” I tease. Jay takes off after me and chases me around.